Among fitness equipment, rowing machines are relatively common. Especially in some cities with relatively good infrastructure, fitness equipment similar to rowing machines can be seen in the community. Not only young people, but also elderly people use it to keep fit. When using a rowing machine for exercise, you can exercise many muscle groups throughout the body. However, some people are confused and wonder whether they can exercise abdominal muscles with the help of a rowing machine. Today, let’s take a look at whether rowing machines can train abdominal muscles.

How to use a rowing machine

The rowing machine also has another name, called rowing machine. It is a fitness equipment designed to simulate water rowing. Before we use the rowing machine, we need to perform necessary warm-up exercises, such as jogging or stretching. When using a rowing machine, you must first perform a safety check, and then fix your feet on the pedals. When you start using it, hold the handles tightly, then exert force on your legs, push hard to straighten your legs, and at the same time, pull the handles to your abdomen. above, then bend your arms and knees and return to the ready position.

Does the rowing machine work on abdominal muscles?

People who want to exercise their abdominal muscles often do exercises such as abdominal crunches and reverse crunches. They do not use rowing machines particularly much, because when we use rowing machines to exercise, our upper limbs, waist and abdomen, The lower limbs and back will be exercised. Among them, the muscles of the back, arms and legs are stimulated to a greater intensity, while the waist and abdomen are only jointly trained. Therefore, if you want to exercise your abdominal muscles, you still need to do some targeted movements. Although the rowing machine is useful, it is not the best way.

Precautions for rowing machines

Many people use rowing machines to lose fat. However, if you want to be effective, you need to ensure the training time. Generally speaking, doing it for more than ten minutes will not achieve much results, and it will take at least half an hour. For beginners, you should choose the appropriate resistance according to your own situation. Do not choose the maximum resistance at the beginning. This is not conducive to muscle training. You should stop in moderation.